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Welcome to Tonkawa ...The city of Tonkawa is located in Kay County<1> (at the time of its founding, Tonkawa was located in Oklahoma Territory). While we don't have a date for the founding of Tonkawa, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Tonkawa has a population of 2,986 people<2> (see below for details). Tonkawa is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Tonkawa lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Tonkawa is located in the (580) area code. The ZIP code for Tonkawa: 74653<4> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Tonkawa had an population of 2,986 people. This is a decrease of 7.15% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 9.49% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Tonkawa had a population of 3,216 people (or 6.91% of the total population of Kay County). This makes Tonkawa the county's 3rd most populous community. The population of Tonkawa represents 0.09% of the population of Oklahoma (which has 3,751,351 people), making it the state's 104th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 3,216 people, the population of Tonkawa decreased 2.52% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 3,299 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Tonkawa. Communities near Tonkawa ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Tonkawa.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Tonkawa. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tonkawa. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Tonkawa. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tonkawa. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Tonkawa. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Tonkawa. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tonkawa ...Looking for more information about Tonkawa? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. In addition to the Tourism page for Tonkawa, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Tonkawa. Adding Tonkawa to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Tonkawa in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Tonkawa was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7> We also found Tonkawa in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Tonkawa. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tonkawa. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/ Footnotes ...
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